Rickards: Geoeconomic Warfare

Russia, Oil, Gold, and Modern Battle

The Geoeconomics of Modern Conflict

by Jim Rickards for Hard Assets Alliance

The Western narrative that Putin is the bad guy bent on conquering Ukraine is false. Putin had warned the West about not pushing its advantage in Ukraine for over 20 years. While Putin was amenable to NATO expansion, he always drew the line at Lithuania, Ukraine and Georgia. In 2…